2. Quirky, Yet Conservative

Croft and Barrow – $30

OK, a part of me is really reluctant to mock this sweater, particularly since it is in such lovely, muted colors. Still, it is a Christmas sweater, which is always problematic. Try pairing these lovely frosted blue frames below with this sweater and make a statement at your next holiday party.

3. Get Your Fat Pants Ready!

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party – $34.50
My main objection to this sweatshirt is that turkey isn’t a terribly caloric meat, making the statement about “fat pants” untruthful. The problem is the side dishes, Christmas candy and sweet booze that we all love to consume this time of year. Still, our lovely tortoiseshell rectangular frames nicely pick up the color of an expertly roasted holiday bird.

4. The Other Ugly Christmas Pullover

The Sweater Store – $35

This sweater took me back to the early 80s, when MTV played music and we got to play around with a LOT of bright colors. Pair this sweater with some denim jeggings and these purple frames for a fun party look!

6. The Adult Onesie

Tipsy Elves – $79.95

The time-honored Christmas adult onesie ensures that your 2-year old nephew won’t get all the attention this year at your family’s holiday cabin. Pair them with these sturdy black frames that won’t fall off your face no matter how many arguments you and your sister get into.

7. The Sasquatch

Middle of Beyond – $79.99

Like Santa, Bigfoot is a mythical creature. I can’t think of any other parallels at this time, but I’m sure that contrarians will take great joy in wearing this Sasquatch Christmas Sweater along with these tortoiseshell frames. Deck the halls, everyone!

8. The Christmaster

Ugly Sweater Store – $110

Why settle for a mere sweater when you can have a whole Christmas suit! Liven up your family parties with this Christmas suit paired with the nerd-licious black wayfarers below. Try wrapping the bridge with some green duct-tape for the full effect.

November is Movember, a time to raise awareness of men’s health! Here at Zenni, we want to celebrate Movember with two promotions:

Show us your ‘stache on Instagram and Twitter with hashtag #zennimo and you can win the grand prize of a $300 Amazon card or one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.

Every time you use the hashtag, we donate $5 to The Movember Foundation. We have a goal of donating $10,000, and we hope you’ll help us reach it!

Need some inspiration? Check out these iconic staches:

Tom Selleck as Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I. not only needed to look cool, he also had to protect his eyes from the sun. These aviators in brown alloy with an amber tint give you plenty of sun protection while going just so with your Hawaiian shirt.

Anthony Edwards as “Goose” in Top Gun

While Goose came to a sad end in Top Gun, we can take comfort in the fact that his alter ego went on to an illustrious career in emergency medicine. His sunglasses were aviators, naturally, and these silver frames blue lenses will take you from aircraft carrier to medical center (and everywhere else) in style.

Freddy Mercury

Nobody had pipes like Freddy and nobody has ever captured his incredible style. Here we have a pair of titanium aviators (it seems to be a thing with mustachioed men), but with an extra bar over the nose. Add some blue tinted lenses for a serious rock and roll look.

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds was mega, mega man in the 70s and nobody wore a stache like him: On the rare occasions when he appeared clean-shaven, something always seemed off. To capture his look, try these black aviators with a yellow tint.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we at Zenni want to do our part to help find a cure. That’s why we’re promoting Zenni Pink, incredibly cute pink and pink-and-black frames that’ll turn heads wherever you go. Even better, we’ll donate $1 for every pair we sell through October to either the Susan G. Komen or $1 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation!

This is basically the same pair, except with a larger frame that offers a wee bit more coverage. Try these as sunglasses…and yes, you do need sunglasses in fall and winter. Remember the glare from the snow? Also, these pink glasses frames will look HOT when you’re sporting your summer tan.

I confess that these remind me of the new wave fashion so popular back in the 80s: From the front, these look like typical black wayfarers, but they contain a special surprise: They’re pink on the inside! Awesome to wear anytime, but will look particularly great for a night of clubbing.

As with the pink frames above, we also offer this pink-and-black look in a larger size. These offer a bit more coverage, which some people prefer. These also look incredibly cool as sunglasses.

Looking for other styles? Zenni offers a full range of frames in many different colors, including pink! Check out our site to see all that we have to offer and show your concern for breast cancer research by going pink this October.

Your glasses aren’t just an attractive fashion accessory that also enables you to see. Your eyeglasses frame can be a blank canvas on which you can give your inner Van Gogh free rein. Inspired by the World Maker Faire, we start with a nice, wide, solid color frame with thick temple arms. That’s the clean slate on which your imagination can run as far as your frame will carry it.

Custom decorating your glasses is easy! Just take a permanent marker in a contrasting color to your frame, and use it to put monochromatic or multicolor polka dots on your glasses.

Here’s the finished product of how our glasses came out. Let us know what you think, and we’d also love to hear your own DIY ideas in the comments below!

Bonus: Here are some other eyeglasses frames that would look great with polka dots!Frame #337930

Here at Zenni we’re all about the DIY spirit, as you can probably tell from infographics like this one, and there are few events in the world that capture the do-it-yourself attitude quite like the famous World Maker Faire in New York.

Labeled as “the greatest show and tell on Earth,” the Maker Faire is a hodgepodge of talented “makers” putting their wares on display and sharing knowledge and innovation. Comprised of techies, artists, engineers and craftsmen, the participants at the Maker Faire are truly an inspiring bunch.

In honor of them and this amazing event, which takes place this weekend, we decided to put together a blog post that features “makers” of a different sort. We searched the web and found some unique blogger tutorials for making your own glasses cases and they were so good that we had to share!

Check out the finished products below and be sure to click through to the full tutorials on each site.

Leather Sunglasses Holder from A Beautiful Mess

This tutorial is super easy to follow and the finished product looks really professional. We love the added clasp to keep your glasses in and the black leather glasses on front are a great touch. Read the whole thing here.

Simple Fabric Cases from Poppytalk

These are so fun and easy to make. All you need is calico or plain fabric, fabric markers, scissors and a needle with thread! For more, visit the full tutorial.

Hand Sewn Felt Cases from Design Sponge

Taken from one of crafter Kata Golda’s book, these lovely DIY glasses cases are so artistic! Click here to learn how to make them yourself.

If all else fails…

We understand that not everyone is the DIY type. Sometimes you just want have someone else make it for you! If this is the case (pun intended!) with you, don’t worry. You can always browse our selection of eyeglass cases and find the perfect one to fit your personality.